The Politics of Spirituality: A Study of a Renewal Process in an English Diocese

ISBN-13: 9780198277767 / Twarda / 1995 / 296 str.

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Opis

This book provides the first in-depth case study of "Renew," a pastoral program of religious revitalization originated in the United States in 1976 and now widely adopted throughout the Roman Catholic world. Initiated from the top down in a hierarchically-structured church, it can be seen as an example of clerical attempts to stimulate and control lay spirituality in a controlled manner. The authors look at the history of organizations within the Roman Catholic Church and the effects of modernity on religious practice. The work will be of special interest to sociologists and students of the sociology of religion, as well as students of theology and religious studies.

Recenzje

There are many sections of this book that readers will enjoy ... I admire and thank the authors for the care and detailed manner in which they have analysed a renewal process in my diocese. The issues treated in the book are crucial to the Catholic Church in Britain today ... I am happy to recommend this book to all who are concerned with the sociology of spiritual renewal in Britain and with the challenges all Christians are facing in modern society.